unternehmen
\ˌʊntɐˈneːmən\
The verdict
“unternehmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entreprendre, faire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unternehmen · unternehmen · French
unternehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unternehmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌʊntɐˈneːmən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unternehmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌʊntɐˈneːmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for unternehmen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is unternehmen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Entreprendre, faire.
- 2Prendre (des mesures), faire (quelque chose) pour remédier un problème.
- 3Aller quelque part pour s’amuser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unternehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bettina hat einen Selbstmordversuch unternommen, indem sie sich die Pulsadern aufgeschnitten hat.
Um die Gefahr von Erdrutschen zu bannen, werden Versuche unternommen, die kahlen Hänge zu bewalden.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.